Dear members we are pleased to announce the release of YJSG v2 RC2. First we would like to thank everyone who took time to test RC1 and report their findings.

This version is maintenance and code improvement release. We will also take this chance to advise that YJSG v2 is in feature freeze. RC2 comes with some minor js and CSS improvements and one major shortcode add-on.

Yjsgparse is very powerful shortcode that will let you import off-site content into your Joomla installation. More information about yjsgparse can be found here.

Eximium demo is also enhanced and features cleaner docs and additionaladd-ons section. Off-canvas has been updated to extendable framework feature instead of hard coded off-canvas panel.

While we continue to work on new home for YJSG v2 and extended documenatioin, take few moments to test YJSG v2 RC2. If you encounter any issues or have some great ideas, tell us about it in YJSG v2 forum.

Happy testing!Always there for you and your Joomla websites your YouJoomla Team.

this Joomla Template Framework a unified project that can make your future Joomla Templates development easier.

What to expect from Yjsg v2 RC1?

Our developers did a great job on providing a solid base Joomla template framework that is independent and feature rich. Yjsg v2 is very robust and has been tested with many 3rd party scripts successfully. RC is released so that you can test drive it and advise of possible issues that may arise. In Yjsg v2 you will see many new features never seen before in Joomla.

Up until now all Joomla template frameworks including ours, have concentrated on one thing only and that is Joomla templates. We simply refused to follow this pattern and came up with a Joomla template framework that not only extends your Joomla templates but also your Joomla modules, Joomla Menus, Joomla articles and even Yjsg v2 built in shortcodes. Now you can take control of each of these Joomla extensions and make them they way you like. Extending part is very easy and you can find examples in Eximium template custom folder.

Beside great flexibility, our developers spent most of the time asking them self, what does a novice Joomla user need?. This is how they have come up with amazing new Joomla template administration, one click shortcodes for; video/audio, notifications, tabs, accordions, icons, image effects, custom module settings, custom menu settings, custom rich snippets parameters and many more options that you can see on Eximium template demo.

So rest assured that this time we spent all our time devoted to you and we made sure that you dont have to "re-code" your template. Now you can sit back, relax and spend less time adjusting your Joomla installation.

When can we expect Yjsg v2 stable version?

To be honest we would place it in a stable v2.0.0 right now, but we need time to cook up some amazing docs and examples for you. While we do that, we would love for you to test it with your 3rd party extensions and report any issues that you might have. This way we can all go in to stable mode happier and ready for some real Yjsg v2 action.

Dear members, it is time to let you know what we were doing for the past 8 months besides releasing new templates and extensions.

This was a secret project which is about to come to life and will change the way you use YJSG template framework. Before you continue reading this lengthy article please note that YJSG v2.0.0 will be RC ready within few weeks. Until than we would love to hear your feedback and any suggestion for new features before the RC1 is released.Please post all your ideas in YJSG Template Framework Plugin forum. Now to the details.

Our current template framework YJ Simple Grid, is due a huge makeover and our team has been working very hard to connect all the missing pieces. While you were asking for things that make your life easier, we have been noting them down and adding them in YJSG v2.0.0 one by one.

First major change is that YJSG v2.0.0 is Joomla system plugin which will make future updates that much easier for you and for us.

Why did we do this?

If you have noticed over 90% of files that you currently have within your templates folder are not used by you or we even tell you not to mess with them.

All these files have been moved outside the template and in to the plugin. Here is the difference between template CSS folders from old framework and new one;

Old template CSS folder

New template CSS folder

Besides cleaning up the css folder we went even further and emptied,layouts, html and elements folder and the yjsgcore is moved where it belongs. Inside the framework plugin. Don't freak out , you are about to get blown away with the system that will power your websites. YJSG v2.0.0 is unique in every way. Since Joomla itself gives you the chance to use template overrides, our template framework does the same but in a very special way.

Joomla MVC by default checks if extension override is available in the template and if yes than these are the files that will be used for presentation. This feature is great, but we template developers override these files first, before you do, so any effort from you to make the template very unique, goes away once you need to update. From YJSG v2.0.0 this is changed.

First extension override that you see is the one that is inside the framework plugin itself. If you don't like that one you can copy your own from the extension folder and place it inside template html folder. You can also override all files that are located in plugin layout folder with your template layout folder. Not only that but you can copy the yjsgcore/yjsg_head.php to template layouts folder and take full control of all scripts and files that the template is loading inside the page head.

Now you are in total control! You can use our template framework and override it without even thinking if the update will brake your website. YJSG plugin update will always update the plugin files only. It will never touch your template files or overrides.

How will we go from 1.0.16 to 2.0.0?

While working on this marvelous template framework, we looked around and just cant agree with thought that template that worked on framework version 1.0.0 , cannot be updated to 2.x. or any further version without major hacks or complete reconstruction.

We also cannot let you use the old framework and continue our development on new one. That would not be fair to you and we would certainly loose the trust that we have gained in the past 8 years.

What we also noticed is that even if we give you a patch that you just need to upload or we tell you to reinstall the template, some of you are not as technical as others and just thought of updating files kills your desire to use the framework itself.

This is why YJSG v2.0.0 has its own template updater that patches your old files automatically if there is a patch available. There is built in rollback feature that you can use if anything goes wrong. YJSG will never update template files unless you specifically tell it to. And it will never touch the overrides that you have placed in html or layouts folder.

The first and major patch that will be available is 1.0.16 to 2.0.0 which is essential so that your template gets the new structure. To make transition from v1.0.16 to 2.0.0 your template must run on 1.0.16. Update is not possible nor visible for any template that is running under v1.0.16.Sure you can still use old templates but if you do not update you will be missing out on many new features. This patch does not touch any CSS files and moves only the default files that you don't need. First patch just affects specific lines inside;

index.php

component.php

error.php

offline.php

yjsg_template_custom.php

en-GB.tpl_TEMPLATE_NAME.ini

templateDetails.xml

To show you this in action here are few screenshots. For example we will use our latest template Smartline on a default Joomla 3.2.3 without special content which looks something like this;

Once the plugin is installed , it will tell you that there is new framework version available as soon as you assign old template as default. Here is a visual reference;

If you than follow the link to YJSG plugin and go in YJSG plugin manager, the system will show you following screen;

Once you click on update button wait few seconds;

And you will see;

Not only that your template is updated but you also have a backup in case anything goes wrong.

New Smartline;

The news item tools gives it away and it also shows that all small Bootstrap css bugs ( from Joomla 2.5 to Joomla 3.x ) have been fixed plus your template has a new engine that you can rely on.

By a simple click on restore button you can bring back the pre YJSG plugin template version;

Restoring Smartline

Smartline restored

Here is comparison between old Smartline template CSS folder and backed up one;

Old Smartline CSS folder

New Smartline CSS folder

As you can see the upgrade process is painless and it does not require any technical skills.

Now we are coming to some of the best options and features YJSG v2.0.0 has to offer. Since we are still in pre release stage , we will not talk about all options but will mention some major ones that you will love.

The new interactive YJSG template administration.

Up until version 1.0.16 YJSG template administration did have its own kick but 2.0.0 is something else. This is old YJSG template manager;

and this is the new one;

As you can see not only that you get a brand new stylish template manager, but it also tells you if there is update available and it is completely interactive ( we will get to that ) plus it is cross Joomla compatible.

What does cross Joomla compatible mean?

Up until YJSG v2.0.0 we basically had to support 2 different template administration areas and apply fixes and patches for each which were effected by almost every Joomla 3.x update. They were both visually different and some of you got confused going from 2.5.x to 3.x.

YJSG v2.0.0 template admin does not rely on Joomla admin template or it's files. It runs on its own and it looks the same in all previous and current Joomla versions which we will try to keep up with in all future Joomla releases.

Interactive template administration.

Since the beginning of YJSG project we always wanted to visually show you how your frontend might look like before you hit save in template admin. The new layout tab contains the complete frontend layout preview and if you move or remove the grid/topmenu calls from template index.php file the administration will visually show you the new layout. All grid boxes change their width once you are finished typing the sizes so you get exact replica of each module width.

This feature will help you rearrange your template layout and always know how it will look like before you hit that save button. As you can see from the image above, every part of the layout has its own settings panel. These are sliding panels that contain specific parameter settings for each. For example, here is preview of your logo settings;

Here comes the juice!

Up until now, all demos development and content presentations depended in some way or the other up on the modules you have. Sliders, accordions and tabs are the essence of every great looking website. Even though we are in business of making Joomla extensions, we could not stay away from this one.

How about 53 built in Module Slides, Module Accordions and Module Tabs?

Yes, we did just that! We built in all of these inside your new template framework. By simple hover over a module position you can see an icon for custom module chrome.

Once you click on it, you can choose what that module position should be. Slides, Tab Nav, Tab Pills, or an Accordion.

For example, if we publish 3 any type of modules in position top1 and in template manager we choose Top1 module position to be Slides;

Than we click on the top right settings icon of Top1 module position to adjust our slider;

To continue to provide exceptional service for our members and visitors we have slightly adjusted our current pricing model. The major difference you will notice is depreciation

of our 6 months Gold plan and price of $75.00 in favor to 3 Months Gold Plan with a new price of $58.00. All customers that have purchased 6 Months Gold Plan prior to this change will still enjoy their 6 months products downloads and support.

To accommodate the Gold Plan Price change to your budget our One Year Platinum plan price is lowered by $2.00 and is now only $88.00. For limited time only we have also adjusted 1 Year Developer plan price from $298.00 to $248.00.Single Joomla Template and Single WordPress Theme prices and plans are unchanged.

We hope this change does not affect your to much and you will still continue to support our goals and ideas.

and beta releases cannot be upgraded. So far we have logged 2 minor YJSG bugs that are already fixed but we will delay the upgrade until Joomla 3.2 RC is out ( due October 30th 2013 ) to make sure that we catch all possible issues. If you are using Joomla 3.2 beta to test your website and see that your YJSG based template has issue , please do not be alarmed. We are tracking all current Joomla changes and will release an update when we are absolutely sure that you will not have any further issues when Joomla 3.2 comes out.

Dear members, in past year we have offered Live chat support with your purchases and we did our best to help you as fast as we can with any of your support needs.

But due to the script options and reliability on 3rd party system , some of your questions were unanswered, emails got lost, support system was abused by non-members and you were able to get faster response trough support forum instead of the live chat feature. To make sure that all your questions are answered on time, in few weeks we will be rolling out a ticket system for our members. Until then live chat is disabled and if you have any questions please use our support forums.

Past 10 days put our team to a huge test. We were trying to fight it off, hoping it will stop but lets face it, we are under big ddos attack. It has been rough to keep the server alive

and as you can see we did as much as we can to make this experience transparent for all our users. Some of you might have experienced page load lags or login glitches but everything is better than actual server down time.

Since the attack is still ongoing we had to make executive decision and start a server move. This is still in process and we are hoping to make it painless as possible to all our members and their clients.

After the move the worst case scenario could be that some of you ( the ones that signed up on the DNS resolving day ) experience account loss once we are on the new network. Please do not be alarmed by this but give us few hours to reconstruct the users database and restore your account info.

Note that none of the data is lost, is just that the DNS resolver can bounce you back to the old server instead of new one. This process usually takes up to 24h. Once we are ready to move, you will see a notice on our homepage and we will post info on our Twitterand Facebookpages.

Current login issue fix:

If you experience not able to download issue, please go to your member page click on this logout button

and than login again. There is possible stubborn cookie that is not letting you logout, if the option above does not work, close session, clear cache and login again.

We hope you understand that we doing as much as we can to make all this as easy as possible for you, and to ease your pain and assure you that we are still on track,

Please understand that the new template will be released after we have moved to our new server. We would also like to thank everyone that gave us huge support in the past 10 days and is devoted to our cause.